Lavatory fixture



Aug. 6, 1929.

J. A. SEIBERT LAvAToRY vFIXTImE Filed Dec. 12, 1927 Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

JOSEPH A. SEIBERT, F CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.

navaroiw FIXTURE.

Application filed December 12, 1927. Serial No. 239,278.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in a lavatory fixture, the same being a continuation in part for my appli cation bearing Serial No. 172,609, filed u March 4, 1927, and has for its primary object to provide a support for location adjacent a bath tub which support will hold a lavatory or wash basin so that it may be 1 disposed directly above the tub or swung to one side thereof.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for mounting a lavatory or basin relative to a bath tub whereby the spi gots of the latter may be used for supplying water 16 to the lavatory and the waste of said lavatory disposed of through the waste of the bath tub.

A further object of the invention is to provide a support for the lavatory consisting of 20 a basin, a tubular upright mounted in said basin and having off-set portions whereby the lower end will lie in close proximity to a side wall of the tub while the upper end extends beyond the roll flange, a collar adjustably mounted on said up-right and acting as a thrust bearing for a bracket rotatably mounted on the tip-right, said bracket carrying a standard to hold a lavatory rest.

With these ends in view, this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains may understand how to make and use the saine, I will describe its construction in detail, referring by numerals tothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1, is a transverse sectional view of a bath tub showing my lavatory fixture connected therewith, portions of which are shown in sections to illustrate details of construction. l

Fig. 2, is a plan view of the base of the support.

F ig. 3, is a rear face view of the rest.

Fig. f1, is a side clevationthereof with the ends of the rest broken away. j

Fig. 5, is a fragmentary side elevation of the waste tube showing an attachment by which the waste tube is connected to the waste outlet of the bath tub.

Fig. 6, is an enlarged fragmentary section with parts shown in elevation, of the bowl and waste connections showing the usual stopper in the outlet for retaining water in: said bowl.

In carrying out my invention as herein einbodied, 6 represents a bath tub of any well known or desirable construction provided with the usual roll flange 7, and having a' faucet or faucets 8 for supplying water to the bath tub, the faucet herein illustrated being one of the mixing type provided `with but a single outlet, although it has two valves to control the hot and cold water.

The tub is also provided with the usuai waste or drain outlet 9. j j

Beside the tub upon 'the floor or surface supporting said tub is placed a base 10, pref 70 erably including a number of feet 11 and a socket 12 in which is threaded the lower end of the upright 13. The upright prefer-v ably formed from tubular material and has the ends off-set relative to each other, so as to be in different vertical parallel planes.

j On the upper end of the upright is adjustably mounted a'collar 11i, which may be held in any one of a number of positions by a pin 15 passing through the collar and selectively 80 registering with one of the holes 15. @n the end of the upright above the collar, is rotatably mounted a bracket 1G so that it may be swung over the tub or to a pos. n at the side thereof, but when in the desired position, it may be so held by a set screw 17, but its position vertically on the upright is maintained by the collar 111. The outer or free endof the bracket has a socket 18 therein for the reception of a .standard 19, the upper end of which projects into a socket 20 in the rest 21, the latter being fastened to the standard by a set screw 22.

In addition to the socket 20, said lavatory rest includes the upwardly projecting limbs 23, each provided with a head 24C to which is secured a side rail 25 by suitable fastening means 26 such as screws or their equivalent.

The lavatory or basin 27 is mounted on the side rails so that the latter are .on opposite 300 sides of the bowl. portion and said side rails` are of sullicient length to snugly t in to the space between the front and rear portions of the lavatory, thus preventing any undue movement relative to the rest 21.

On the lavatory is mounted a spout or noz- Yand to the lower end of this is secured a suitable flexible conduit 29, preferably in the form of a rubber hose which is'also attached to thefaucet 8 as plainly shown in Fig. l. Such an arrangement permits control of the water only from the faucet 8. Y

The bowl of the lavatory is provided with the usual outlet in which may be inserted an ordinarystopper 34 to retain water in said bowl and to said outlet is connected one end of the waste conduit 30 and when actually used as the waste outlet, it is provided with an attachment 31, Fig. 5, to be placed in the drain or waste outlet of the bath tub to permit the waste waterfrom the lavatory to flow directly into thel drain pipe leading from the bath tub.

If found desirable, a spray nozzle attachment 32 may be substituted for the attachment 3l, and the conduit 30 and component parts, then used as a shower device by allowing the water to flow into the lavatory and continue on out through the conduit 30 and said spray nozzle 32. From the foregoing description, it will be obvious that the lavatory may be positioned directly over the bath tub when inuseand practically no more space will be occupied than' that covered by said bath tub since the support will occupy but a ysmall amount of space. When it is desirable to-use the bath tub without the lavatory, the latter may be swung to one side by rotating the bracket 16 after the set screw 17 has been loosened.

In actual practicethe legs 11 of the base are provided with holes 33 by which it may bath tub itself, thereby overcoming the necessity of cleaning the bath tub after each use of the lavatory.

It is to be understood that the parts of my invention can be cast or otherwise produced from any suitable material and finished sim-- ilar to present-day` bath tubs, lavatories and the like, and may be made in one or any desirable number of sizes.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the i Y exact details of construction as herein shown,

as these may be varied within the limits of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is:

l. The combination with a bath tub including the usual faucet and waste outlet, of a lavatory support mounted on the tioor adjacent the tub and including a base consisting of legs having holes therethrough for the passage of fastening devices and a socket, an upright having its end portions olf-set whereby the base may set close to the bottom portion of the side wall of the tub, while the upper end of the upright will extend beyond the upper edge of the tub, a collar adj ustably mounted on the upper end of said upright, means to hold said collar in different adjusted positions, a bracket rotatably and slidably mounted on the upright and resting on the" collar, said bracket having a socket at its outward free end, a set screw to hold the bracket in any adjusted position, a standard rotatably mounted in the socket of the bracket, a rest set on the upper end of said standard, a set'V' screw to fasten the rest and standard together, said rest including upwardly and outwardly projecting arms. and side rails secured to its arms and projecting therefrom in parallelism, a lavatory removably mounted upon thev side rails of said rest, said lavatory having an outlet, a valveless faucet mounted on the lavatory, a flexible conduit having its upper end connected with the lavatory outlet, a

fitting connected with the conduit for uniting it directly to the outlet from said tub, and a supply hose connected with the valveless faucet and the tub faucet.

2. A lavatory fixture including a supporting element adapted to be fixed to a surface adj acent a, bath tub, a bracket vertically and rotatably adjustable on the supporting element, a standard carried by the bracket and rotatable therein, a rest on the end of said standard, a lavatory mounted on said rest, means to supply water from the bath tub to the lavatory, and means to conduct waste water from the lavatory to the waste outlet of the tub.

8. The combination with a bath tub, rof a base secured to the supporting surface on: i

which the tub rests, a tubular upright connected with the base and having its upper end off-set relative to its lower end whereby said upper end will pass the tub flange, a bracket on the upper end of the tubular upright, means to hold said bracket in any predetermined vertical position, means'to temporarily hold said bracket in different horizontal positions, a lavatory, a structure, carriedby the bracket for supporting said lavatory, means for supplying said lavatory with water and means for draining the water from said lavatory.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

JOSEPH A. 'SEIBER'D 

